awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
relation; connection; affinity
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
collaborative research; joint research
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to knead well; to polish; to refine
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
flour; meal; powder; heroin
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
intensification; aggravation
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room